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Yartung
Learn about Yartung through verified cultural context, key facts, regions, traditions and references.
Communities
Loba and Tibetan-heritage communities
Regions
Upper Mustang (Lo Manthang) and Muktinath valley
Calendar
End of harvest — late summer
Season
Aug–Sep
Rituals
Three days of horse racing on the Lo plains, archery and chang — the Mustang calendar's festive close before winter passes seal the high routes.
Significance
The horse festival of the walled kingdom — a rare window into Upper Mustang's open-plain celebratory life.